Category Archives: Brian Murphy
Murph: Giants baseball, getting better?
Two weeks ago, I penned a sweaty-palmed Jock Blog that wondered: "Are the Giants about to give us a 2017 sequel?" Two weeks later, I come to you, palms dry - and ready to applaud a spate of good baseb...
May 01, 2018
Murph: Curry might play Saturday? No more ‘Pelican Intrigue’
Oh, wait - Steph Curry might very well play basketball on Saturday?There goes a theme I was working on, blown to smithereens: No more "Pelican Intrigue."It sounds like a Grisham novel. Or an indie ban...
Apr 27, 2018
Murph: Tiger’s back, but far from ready to win a major
So, did you take the sucker bet? Did you get all tingly and 1997-y and red-shirt-on-Sunday-ish and place a bet on Tiger Woods to win the Masters? Ouch. After all, you should have remembered what P.T. ...
Apr 08, 2018
Murph: Analyzing the 2018 Giants from opposing perspectives
Probably like most of you, I felt a whole lot different about the 2018 Giants one week ago than I do today. One week ago, Jeff Samardzija was healthy as a stallion. One week ago, Madison Bumgarner's l...
Mar 28, 2018
Murph: After disastrous stretch, things looking up for Jed York and Paraag Marathe
Few Bay Area sports executives in the 21st century got pilloried by us in the sports media more than 49ers CEO Jed York and his president, Paraag Marathe. (That's with apologies to the Irving G. Thalb...
Mar 14, 2018
Giants’ decision on Stanton comes down to what kind of team they want to be
The question is simple: Should the Giants trade for Giancarlo Stanton? The answer isn't simple. There are persuasive arguments both ways, so much so that I find myself having cold feet at the latest M...
Nov 30, 2017
Murph: Garoppolo report reminds us he’s not the guy…yet
Mandy Shanahan might want to see Jimmy Garoppolo as a 49er. You might want to see Jimmy Garoppolo as a 49er. But as our chat with ESPN's Adam Schefter reminded us yesterday, the 49ers' desire to see J...
Nov 10, 2017
Murph: After losing the press conference, Giants must prove they can win the offseason
Well, the Giants didn't win the press conference. Now, let's see if they can win the offseason. Which is, of course, a tad more important. The "Four Horsemen of the ’98 Loss Apocalypse" - Larry ...
Oct 05, 2017
Murph: Giancarlo Stanton to the Giants? Yes!
Giancarlo Stanton smashing baseballs off the Coke bottle in left field at AT&T Park? Sign me up. I know, I know. Most of his home runs would fall a few rows short of the Coke bottle. Other than th...
Aug 29, 2017
A note of 49ers caution amid early buzz
SANTA CLARA–It's easy to get caught up in what I'd call an "August High" when you visit an NFL training camp. Storylines abound. Rookies look young and spry. The familiar allure of the NF...
Aug 15, 2017
